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A. F. POTTS.

CABINET.

No. 264,750. Patented Sept. 19, 1882.

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A. P. POTTSQ CABINET.

No. 264,750. Patented Sept. 19,,1882.

WITNESSES By .Hfforney) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED F. POTTS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,750, datedSeptember 19, 1882.

Application filed March 10, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED F. POTTS, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, in thecounty of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is aspecification.

Myinventionis a case or cabinetconstructed, as fully describedhereinafter, so that it may be reduced to a compact form, closed whennot in use, and opening in such a manner as to thoroughly display theentire contents and permit of ready access to every portion thereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View, showing one form inwhich my improved cabinet may be made, the same being folded and closed.Fig. 2 shows a cabinet like Fig. 1 partly distended and open. Fig. 3shows a partly distended and open coin and picture cabinet. Fig. 4 is aplan of Fig. 3 extended. Fig. 5 is a view illustrating a cabinet in twosections.

V The cabinet or case consists of a series of rectangular frames, A,arranged vertically, and horizontal bars or links a a, each of which ispivoted at x to the center of one of the frames at the top or bottom andconnected at the ends to the ends of both the adjacent frames, theterminal links being, however, only half the length of the others andconnected to but two of the frames, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Theseframes constitute the receptacles for the matter to be held-as books,coins, pictures, surgical implements, minerals, bottles, samples, &c.theframes being subdivided by shelves for holding the books, coins, orother articles, or contains panels upon which to suspend or fix picturesor samples, and any one of the frames may have sliding or folding doors,or may be provided with glass on one or both sides to expose thecontents. To secure a closed case when the frames are folded together,the ends of the frames should be closed (No model.)

| by permanent bucks I), Fig. 1, or hinged or sliding doors, Figs. 2 and3. The frames thus connected may be brought together, as shown in Fig.1, to constitute a closed case or cabinet and occupy but little room; orit may be ex tended by bringing the parts to the position shown in Fig.4, so as to display the entire contents of every case in such a manneras to afford easy access and permit any article to be easily removed andreplaced.

The frames may be ornamented in such a manner as when together toconstitute an article of a very neat and artistic appearance.

It will be apparent that a case of this construction is speciallyadapted for holding coins, minerals, samples, or for use as amedicinechest, or as a traveling-case for dental implements.

In some cases, as for displaying samples, two cases constructed asdescribed may be secured and arranged one above the other, as shown inFig. 5, the lower serving as a support for the upper.

I do not claim broadly a lazy-tong cabinet, as I am aware that trayshave been combined with side bars so as to be extended vertically; butthis displays the articles in inclined positions, and to fully openthecabinet carries the upper trays out of easy reach.

I claim- A case or cabinet consisting of a series of vertical frames, A,horizontal links a a, connected to the frames above and below the same,as set forth, the end frames being provided with closing doors or backs,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED F. POTTS. Witnesses:

HARRY KING, ARTHUR JORDAN.

